Instant Oats Idli

Oats Healthy Idli

Ingredients :
1 cup oats, plain oats
½ cup rava / bombay rava / semolina / sooji
1 cup curd
½ cup water, add accordingly
1 carrot, grated
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
½ tsp channa dal
½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
2 tsp oil
few coriander leaves, finely chopped
½ tsp baking soda, optional
16 cashews
salt to taste

Method:
1. Dry roast the oats for 2 minutes. roast till they turn crisp. i have used rolled oats
allow to cool and then blend to coarse powder. do not make fine powder. keep aside
2. Time to prepare the tempering. add 2 tsp of oil. when the oil turns hot, add mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera, channa dal. saute till they splutter.
3. Fry the grated carrot for a minute or two.
4.Then add half cup of semolina / sooji. and roast for 2 minutes or till thet turn fragrant.
cool down the mixture completely before you add curd.
5. In a large mixing bowl take the roasted sooji along with oats and salt. mix them well.
now add 1 cup of curd and give a good mix.
6. Add in required water to have idli batter consistency and mix well.

7. Add some chopped coriander leaves and soak the batter for atleast 10 minutes.
8. Now just before steaming add in baking soda and mix till batter turns frothy.
after adding baking soda do not let it sit for more time. grease the plates with oil and place cashew in the mould. (This step is optional- you can skip baking soda)
9. Pour the batter into the idli moulds.
and steam it for 15 mins
allow it to rest for 5 mins then unmould. serve hot with any chutney of your choice.

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